Theme 3

Advent/Christmas - Loving

The learning focuses for this unit are:

The meaning of expectation

Advent: The time of expectation

The prophets' expectation of the Messiah

Mary's expectation

The Word of God becomes the human person: Jesus

John the Baptist's expectation of Jesus

Christ will come again

Remembering, celebrating and responding to the experience of the meaning of expectation and Advent, a time of joyful expectation of Christmas, the Word becoming a human person, Jesus 

We will be learning what is meant by 'expectation' in relation to Advent. We will learn about Advent traditions and will have Advent Gift friends who we will pray for during Advent and buy them a small gift.